Associate Professor (PI)
Education: PhD - Huazhong Agricultural University (Wuhan, China)
Employment: Massey University (2008 - now), University of Auckland (2003 - 2008), University of Oxford (2000 - 2003), RWTH Aachen University (1997 - 2000)
Research Technician
MSc: Massey University at Manawatū (Palmerston North, New Zealand; 2021 - 2023)
Current Research: Using copper-specific biosensors to optimise the efficacy of copper sprays for controlling the bacterial canker (Psa) on kiwifruit.
PhD student
Current PhD project: The molecular mechanisms of copper homeostasis in plant-associated Pseudomonas
Postdoc Researcher
PhD: Massey University at Albany (Auckland, New Zealand; 2014 - 2019)
Research for PhD: Regulation of histidine catabolism in Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25
Current Research: Developing copper-specific biosensors for measuring bioavailable copper on the surfaces of kiwifruit leaves.
Master student
BSc: Massey University at Albany
Kiran Jayan, Meina He, Lily Li, Naren, Sarah Hammouda, Xinyu Hu, Shanyu Wu, Wenjuan Kang, Feng Xu, Yuji Jiang, Sha Liu, Hayley Bennett, Tiena Liang, Yunhao Liu, Hao Chang
Working in a kiwifruit orchard
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Conference